Device for displaying dry goods.



K. MONTGOMERY. DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING DRY GOODS.

AFPLIOATION FILED 001219, 1912.

1,068,914, Patented July 29, 1913.

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KEITH MONTGOMERY, OF J .AGKSON VILLE, ILLINOIS.

DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING DRY GOODS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. October 19, 1912.

Patented July 29,1913.

Serial No. 726,691.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KEITH MONTGOMERY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Morgan and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices forDisplaying Dry Goods, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to display racks and particularly to a device ofthis character adapted for the display of cloth or other goods in rollsor bolts, and especially remnants.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich clamps upon the bolt board and which holds the loose end of thegoods clamped tightly upon a frame.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which allows theframe holding the end of the goods to be swung backward and forward inorder to expose to view the goods upon bolts back of the first one.

An important object is the provision of an improved clamping memberadapted for use in securing the goods upon the frame and in gripping theroll or bolt board.

A further object is the provision of a rack within which the rolls orbolts may be conveniently held.

Another object is the provision of a device of this character which isinexpensive to manufacture, durable in service, and neat in appearance.

Other objects and advantages will be made apparent during the course ofthe following description and pointed out in the subjoined claims.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are used to designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views: Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved rackshowing rolls or bolts therein equipped with my improved frames, Fig. 2is a front elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of therack, and Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are detail views of one of the clampingmembers.

Referring more particularly to the drawings,'the numeral 1 designates abase which may conveniently be a table top. Adjacent each side of thebase 1 is a groove 2 within which is mounted a rod 3 supported from thebase 1, as at 4. Guards 5 are mounted upon the rods 3 and compriseU-shaped rods 6 having their lower ends connected with tubular guides 7which are slidable upon the rods 3. The bolts 8 of cloth or othermaterial are adapted to be held upon the base 1 and retained in positionby means of the guards 5. The bolts 8 comprise the usual bolt board 9upon which the goods is wound.

In order to adapt the bolts of goods for use in my rack, I provideframes 10 of cardboard, wood, or other suitable material upon which theend of the goods is wound to any desired extent, though one completeturn is sufiicient. Clamps 11 are then placed over the ends of the boltboards 9 and also similar clamps are placedv upon the ends of the frames10, gripping the goods thereto. The clamps 11 have each secured theretoa rod 12 provided upon its end with an eye 13. The rods 12 on eachadjacent pair of clamps are connected by means of these eyes, whichserve as hinges. The clamps should be so arranged upon the boards 9 andframes 10 that the eye 13 will be disposed at substantially the junctureof the frame 10 and the board 9. Each of these clamp members comprises apair of plates 14 provided with ears 15 through which the rod 12 passes,serving as a pivot. A spring 16 surrounds the rod 12 between the ears 15and has its ends 17 abutting against the plates 14, tending to hold themapart at their rear ends. The plates 14 are provided at their forwardends with depressions or grooves 18 for a purpose to be described.Mounted on the rod 12 midway of the ears 15 is a bolt 19 having screwedupon its outer end a wing nut 20 having a conical shank 21 adapted toengage the depressions 18.

It will be readily seen that when the wing nut 20 is unscrewed thespring 16 will force the ends of the plates 14 away from each other,thus allowing the clamp to be placed in position. By screwing up the nut20 the conical shank 21 will engage the depressions 18 and force theother ends of the plates 14 together, thus clamping them firmly inplace.

It will be readily understood that my rack and frame need notnecessarily be used for the display of remnants as that is merely aconvenient use for it.

In case the quantity of goods in the rolls or bolts be small, it may bedesirable to insert partitions of wood or card-board be tween some ofthe bolts to allow more space to be occupied by the wing nuts.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a display rack of the character described, the combination of arack with a plurality of frames held therein, each of said framescomprising members detachably and hingedly connected and adapted to havematerial wound thereon.

2. In a display rack, the combination of a rack with a plurality offrames held therein, each of said frames comprising a section disposedwithin said rack, and a second section disposed above said rack, both ofsaid sections being hingedly and detachably con nected and adapted tohave material wound thereon.

3. In a device for the display of dry goods comprising a rack adapted tohold bolts of material, a plurality of frames connected with said bolts,said connections comprising members detachably mounted upon the ends ofsaid bolts, similar members detachably mounted upon the ends of saidframes, and

links connected with said members and pivotally connected with eachother.

4:. In a device of the character described comprising a rack adapted tohold bolts of goods, a plurality of frames hingedly connected with saidbolts, said connections comprising clamps disposed upon the ends of thebolts and other similar clamps disposed upon the ends of the frames, andlinks rigidly connected with said clamps and pivotally connected witheach other.

5. A device for the display of dry goods consisting of a rack and aplurality of frames therein adapted to hold the material for display,each of said frames comprising a pair of members detachably secured toeach other by clamps flexibly connected.

In testimony whereof I hereto afiiX my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

KEITH MONTGOMERY. Witnesses JOHN C. REYNOLDS, lVILLIAM HEINE.

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